Feb 03, 2021
Mike Flake built this one-of-a-kind 1960 Mack B75 over the course of two-and-a-half years. He believes from his research it is the only or one of very few B-model Macks with a stretched hood in the United States.
With 47 years of experience as a diesel mechanic – and with a few years as an owner-operator mixed in during that time – Walla Walla, Washington-based Mike Flake knows his way around a truck.
In the early 90s, he operated a 1966-model needlenose Peterbilt, which was one of the first aluminum tilt hoods sold in the Pacific Northwest when it was built. Flake was only the second owner when he ran it as an owner-operator.